InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sesshomaru's Ponderings ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Sesshomaru was looking at the stars, marveling at their greatness, waiting for Rin and Jaken to return, when he smelled a change in the scent of the wind that smelled familiar but he couldn't quite place it. He also smelled the scents of both Jaken and Au Un coming towards him but with the other scent in the air he didn't immediately notice the absence of Rin's scent till Jaken came running up to him in a panic.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" He yelled running to stand in front of him. "Rin has been kidnapped by Naraku's offspring, Kagura."

WHAT? Sesshomaru screamed in his mind, that bastard Naraku has dared to kidnap HIS companion. Anger pulsed through Sesshomaru making him tremble ever so slightly, so slightly that you would have to actually be touching him to know it.

All thoughts stopped in his brain suddenly when the scent he had smelled appeared before him.

"Please don't worry Sesshomaru-sama. As long as you do as we wish no harm shall come to the girl Rin." The Naraku said, kneeling before Sesshomaru.

"Naraku, huh? What is it that you are scheming now?" Sesshomaru questioned, trying to not sound as completely pissed off as he was. Sent his puppet to taunt me huh, does he actually think he can trick me?

"Nothing really special. You just have to kill Inuyasha." Naraku's statement seemed to make nature respond as it blew its winds through Sesshomaru's hair.

Sesshomaru let a soft laugh escape from his lips. "For such a trifling thing you went through a lot of trouble." And faster than lightning he struck down the messenger. Showing to Jaken that it was indeed a Kugutsu.

"Do you think that this Sesshomaru, for one human girl, will do as you request?" Sesshomaru's blood was pounding in his head, molten hot like lava almost causing his eyes to glaze over red. Apparently Naraku thought he was stupid enough to believe that he kidnapped Rin to make him kill his brother for him. Naraku knew how much he despised his brother and would know that such a move was not only pointless but also unnecessary. His only possible motive is to draw me out, using Rin as a weakness. Sesshomaru thought, as he turned to follow the scent of Naraku that was obviously there to show him the way if he chooses to not follow his directions. He ignored Jaken's questions of abandoning Rin. If he weren't so pissed at the situation he would have kicked Jaken into the nearest tree. How many times do I have to threaten his life to let him know the importance of keeping Rin safe when in his care before he realizes how important she is to me? That she is more important than he could ever be, despite how long he had been in his service? That she was like a daughter to him?

Surprised as he was by his own admission he was even more surprised by the rush of warmth he felt in his cold heart, then the squeezing pain at the thought of harm coming to her at the hands of that bastard Naraku. Oh he will pay dearly for this. He thought, yes he will pay dearly indeed. No one forces this Sesshomaru to acknowledge anything before he's chosen to do so. Especially when it comes in regards to his feelings his human child. A human child who seemed so much more than human to him. She had to be or else he wouldn't love her the way he did for he despised humans. And no one uses those feelings as a weakness against him or as a way to do their bidding.

Sesshomaru sat straight up when a loud snore from Jaken pulled him out of his dream. Sesshomaru focused his senses to check the surrounding area, making sure that nothing became brave just because he was asleep. I hate it when I fall asleep and dream of the past as if I am living it for the first time, he thought to himself. It was the main reason he despised sleeping. He usually dreamt of his father but ever since Rin became a part of his life he dreamt mostly of her. Usually they were pleasant dreams, her chasing butterflies, teasing Jaken, tripping Jaken, Au Un responding to her commands when Jaken failed to make the two headed beast obey, or of her running around in the flower field gathering flowers. Ever since Naraku kidnapped Rin and tried to absorb him and his powers it was all he dreamed about. He was thankful that he didn't need much sleep.

Sesshomaru leaned back against the tree he had been sleeping against and turned his gaze to Rin. She's such a beautiful child, he thought with a small smile tugging at his lips. Such an innocent, so innocent that when Naraku had told him that he should pick up Rin instead of following him he couldn't help but follow the hanyou's advice. Sure he could bring her back to life if she died, but that was the whole point, he didn't want to see her murdered body again. He also didn't think that she would recover as well as she had when he first brought her back. No, he would do whatever it took to make sure that no harm came to her. She would not suffer because someone wanted to get to him, she deserved much better than that.

When lucid he tried not to think about his acknowledging Rin to be a daughter to him but after each dream he always considered it. Did he really consider her to be a daughter? He would always ask himself and as always the answer was the same, yes. As things are now Rin loved him like a father. He knew that she worried about him when he was gone to long, her excitement at seeing him again was proof enough. But what she didn't know was that he worried for her safety too during those periods, especially if he left her alone and took both Jaken and Au Un with him. Granted he would never leave her in a place where harm could befall her but as Kagura showed him when she appeared to tell him where the sword he had made was he knew that harm could still find her.

But it was her loyalty and never wavering trust that made her acceptable to be thought of as his daughter. Sure Jaken was loyal and trusting but he was constantly questioning him or his motives, Rin just wanted to make sure that she wasn't going to be left behind. But Sesshomaru didn't need Jaken, if he were to suddenly no longer be in his service he wouldn't feel the loss of it, for Jaken was replaceable, but Rin wasn't. No one would be able to replace the place that Rin filled in his life. No one would be able make him feel the way that Rin did. Rin gave him a purpose, something to protect and cherish. She gave him her love without his asking and that was something Jaken could never do. Jaken was mostly afraid of Sesshomaru were Rin never was. She saw nothing in him that gave her the impression that he would ever harm her because she knew without his telling her that was indeed the case. Even from the very beginning, he had no intentions of harming her for she was only a child. And as much as he despised humans and killed any who got in his way he would never harm a child, human or not, because that too was more than beneath him.

Sesshomaru felt the uneasy feeling that came with such thoughts and decided that a walk would do him a world of good and with one last scan of the area, rose from his position and headed towards the stream that Rin and Jaken had gone fishing in earlier. Sesshomaru took one last glance back at his daughter before walking out of sight but not his protection.